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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Miller, Ferdinand von, II,     Barnett, George Ingham,     Royal Foundry,     Syenite Granite Company,     Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Transportation     History -- Exploration     Ethnic -- Italian     Portrait male -- La Salle, Robert Cavelier de     Ethnic -- French     Bench     Relief     Sculpture

Statue of Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, Ferdinand von, II, 1842-1929, sculptor. Barnett, George Ingham, 1815-1898, architect. Royal Foundry, founder. Syenite Granite Company, contractor. Title:  Statue of Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  1884. Dedicated October 12, 1886. Removed June 16, 2020. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: red granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 16 ft. Inscription:  (On north side of base, below relief plaque:) LA.SALLE at CAHOKIA/FEB. 12, 1682 (On west side of base on bronze plaque:) The XIX/Century to/Christopher/Columbus/1884 (On south side of base, below relief plaque:) COLUMBUS. OCT. 12, 1492 (On east side of base:) To the/Discoverer/of a/New World (On southwest corner of base:) SYENITE GRANITE CO./ST. LOUIS. Description:  Standing figure of a bearded Columbus with a cloth draped over his proper right shoulder. His proper right hand holds the cloth in front as his proper left leg comes forward. The base has two reliefs depicting LaSalle at Cahokia and Columbus at sea, and the base also incorporates benches. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator History -- Exploration -- Americas Ethnic -- Italian Portrait male -- La Salle, Robert Cavelier de Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Bench Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Tower Grove Park Board of Commissioners, St. Louis, Missouri Provenance:  Formerly located Tower Grove Park, Inside east gate, near Grand Boulevard entrance, St. Louis, Missouri 1886-June 16, 2020 Remarks:  Funded by Henry Shaw. Cost: $5,000 plus $1,500 for reliefs. IAS files contain an unidentified newspaper article which discusses disagreement between the artist and Henry Shaw over whether Columbus should wear a beard. Miller did not believe that it was historically accurate to depict Columbus with a beard, but he included one at Shaw's insistence. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO5012, 1989. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988. Monumental News, Aug., 1920, pg. 616. Illustration:  Image on file. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 44. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76000975   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76000975 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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